Senior Reporting Analyst

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Location: Parramatta (with flexible working arrangements)
• Clerk Grade 9/10
• Salary: $129,464 - $142,665 p.a. + superannuation & leave loading

About the Opportunities 

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and innovative reporting professional to make a tangible impact on safety and wellbeing in public education. As a Senior Reporting Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing data, delivering high-quality reports and providing evaluation insights that support the Department’s strategic response to critical incidents and ongoing improvement. Your work will directly inform policy decisions and shape service delivery across the state.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, purpose-driven team within the Strategy, Governance and Compliance unit of the Health, Safety and Staff Wellbeing Directorate.

About the role

The Senior Reporting Analyst develops and delivers reports and evaluations that guide decision-making on health and safety programs across the Department. In this role, you will play a critical role in identifying trends, improving reporting systems, developing innovative data solutions and maintaining data integrity in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish collaborative and productive relationships with team members working on projects to achieve agreed reporting and evaluation outcomes.
• Provide advice and support on end-to-end data management activities, including identification of internal and external data sources, data collection, database management and queries, design and development of dashboards, reports, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain relevant systems, databases and processes and procedures to support and enhance the collection, analysis and retrieval of data for current and future requests.
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of data using sophisticated technology tools to support the production of reports that support Unit operational requirements and comply with the Department’s regulatory requirements.
• Prepare high quality briefings, correspondence, research proposals and other documentation to support Unit operational requirements
• Review research proposals and findings submitted by external sources to assess how they may enhance evaluation processes in line with the Department’s commitment to continuous improvement
• Represent the Unit at stakeholder meetings to provide information and clarification on issues relating to reporting and evaluation.

For further information, please click here to view the role description

About you

You’re a skilled reporting, insights and analytics professional who thrives in complex environments and values collaboration. You enjoy working with data to tell stories, solve problems and drive decision making. You have a strong track record of turning analysis into action.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in data reporting, insights, evaluation, and analysis within large or complex organisations.
• Expertise in Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and other data management platforms.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consultation skills.
• A passion for continuous improvement.

Essential requirements of the role

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Advanced experience using Power Apps – particularly Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply

If you’re ready to lead with impact, we want to hear from you!

Please attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

Closing date Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:59 pm

For role enquiries please contact Rosemary Gerardis, Director Strategy, Governance and Compliance at Rosemary.Gerardis@det.nsw.edu.au or on 0459 847 649

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.